Stumps: to treat or not to treat

[Rough Hewn]

Stumps below 10cm are extras.
Especially without a stump grinder.

[Khriss]

Lots of good reasons to Not treat stumps - best have a Caveat in yr work pricing blurb K

[wjotner]

2 hours ago, Khriss said:

Lots of good reasons to Not treat stumps - best have a Caveat in yr work pricing blurb K

Yes, everyone has made good points on this. I agree. I've stated the following on my website to make things clear:

 

"We perform tree removals by dismantling and felling. And where regrowth prevention is requested, we will treat the cut stump at no extra charge."

[wjotner]

On 28/01/2018 at 18:13, Gary Prentice said:

I wouldn’t automatically treat, having damaged nearby vegetation of the same species due to rootgrafts. I would normally refuse to herbicide in this situation, extolling the virtues (environmentally) of just cutting off the re-gen.

Yep, fair enough. I only use "Ecoplugs" now anyway, to keep things tidy and minimise collateral damage to nearby vegetation. No more sloshing glyphosate liquid into chainsaw grooves anymore. Too messy. Doesn't look professional. Can wash away or be ingested by curious pets/wildlife.

 

[benedmonds]

55 minutes ago, wjotner said:

Yes, everyone has made good points on this. I agree. I've stated the following on my website to make things clear:

 

"We perform tree removals by dismantling and felling. And where regrowth prevention is requested, we will treat the cut stump at no extra charge."

Why no extra charge?  Eco plugs are 70p each. a big tree could cost you £15 in plugs alone..

[wjotner]

3 minutes ago, benedmonds said:

Why no extra charge?  Eco plugs are 70p each. a big tree could cost you £15 in plugs alone..

Well it seems like a good complimentary bit of service for not much extra cost. Plus, if it's a really big stump, I can just factor that into the overall price of the job.

[Khriss]

Wjotner - had to stop the blanket stump treatment on one of my sites as the engineer had not factored in bank slippage thru root plate decay -  K

[wjotner]

1 hour ago, Khriss said:

Wjotner - had to stop the blanket stump treatment on one of my sites as the engineer had not factored in bank slippage thru root plate decay -  K

Interesting. Would have thought the engineer should have considered that before removing the trees since the roots would probably decay eventually anyway to some extent.

[Khriss]

Obvs there are 'engineers' and Engineers in this World,  Wjotner, but soil stability is an important aspect in this wet old country, k